LEAD ENGINEER / ARCHITECT (FOUNDING TEAM)
Mailvestis an SF based startup recently co-founded byVivek SoderaandAdam Jackson. . We are datamining email inboxes to build the purchase / intent / interest graph in order to create personalized experiences for authenticated users, and an ecosystem (APIs, tools, trends, etc) for developers and enterprise.
Previously, Vivek co-founded Rapleaf (consumer data company with real-time demographics and interests on 2B+ email addresses) and has an ambitious vision around consumer data, with direct ties to e-commerce. Adam Jackson was Co-Founder & CTO of Driverside (automotive) and MarketSquare (local commerce), two VC-backed exits over the past 6 years in excess of $100M. He''s also an active angel investor and is incredibly passionate about disrupting e-commerce.
We''re hiring employee #1 to be part of the Mailvest founding team. Most important for us is to find someone passionate about disrupting the status quo, and is a high-grade engineer and doer to join for a salary and non-trivial equity position. This person can potentially grow into a CTO or VP Engineering role. The right fit is most important for us.
Skills
Python/PHP
MySQL/MongoDB/Neo4j
Javascript
Hadoop Skills (Plus)
Machine Learning
Design (UX/UI)
Responsibilities
* Build and ship code and product efficiently and in a timely manner
* Help manage engineering / product team (as Mailvest scales)
* Shape the culture, vision, direction, product, and technology of MailvestQualifications
* Passionate about disrupting the e-commerce space
* Extremely competent architect and engineer
* Comfortable in multiple languages, frameworks, APIs, and environments
* Fanatical contributor to the open-source community
* Known to have an eye for design/aesthetics
* Experienced in building products at a fast scale
* Intensely driven, proactive, and hard working
* Opposite of passive aggressive
* Tend to leave your ego at home
* Likeable, interesting, and frankly, sheer pleasure to work with
* Invested in personal and professional growth within yourself and others around you
* A believer that culture within a team is very, very important
* Exemplify the Mailvestcore values:
-Hustle- -Do Good- -Balance -Betterment-
-Transparency -Simplicity -Resourceful
* Ethical...with a serious neurosis around privacy & security of consumer data
* Thrive on chaos, risk, and uncertainty
* Desire to build a standalone, platform-based company (e.g. Twilio, Yodlee, Shopify) that people and businesses alike depend on; this is not intended to be a quick flip
* Experience: 3-15+ years (experience is not as important as hustle and ability to learn quickly)
* Currently live in SF/Bay Area (or planning to move to SF)
Comp
* Salary
* Equity (Founding Team / Early Employee)